Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA
Nursery, floriculture, and propagation production accounted for 79% ($13.3 Billion) of 2017 ornamental specialty crop production in the United States. Access to high quality water sources is increasingly limited for irrigating these economically significant crops. Given the production, environmental...
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doaj-03b19da90b23468e80b871e3aaa8c3922020-11-25T00:12:29ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412019-11-011111233810.3390/w11112338w11112338Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USASarah A. White0James S. Owen1John C. Majsztrik2Lorence R. Oki3Paul R. Fisher4Charles R. Hall5John D. Lea-Cox6R. Thomas Fernandez7Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, E-143 P&AS, Clemson, SC 29634, USASchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, USADepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, E-143 P&AS, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Plant Sciences, MS6, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8780, USAEnvironmental Horticulture Dept., University of Florida, 1533 Fifield Hall, P.O. Box 110670, Gainesville, FL 32607, USADepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2133 TAMU, HFSB Room 202, College Station, TX 77843-2133, USADepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 2120 Plant Sciences Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4452, USADepartment of Horticulture, Michigan State University A288 Plant and Soil Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1325, USANursery, floriculture, and propagation production accounted for 79% ($13.3 Billion) of 2017 ornamental specialty crop production in the United States. Access to high quality water sources is increasingly limited for irrigating these economically significant crops. Given the production, environmental, and economic issues associated with the use of water—including recycled, reclaimed, surface, and ground water—it is critical to develop sustainable runoff, containment, and remediation technologies, and to identify alternative sources of water. To better understand current practices and future water-related needs as perceived by grower stakeholders, an online survey was distributed nationally and five in-depth round table discussion sessions were conducted at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Gulf States Horticultural Expo, California Grown Show, AmericanHort’s Cultivate, and the Farwest Show with a total of 36 individual industry participants. A team of research and extension specialists facilitated by a Specialty Crops Research Initiative Planning Grant (NIFA Project # 2011-51181-30633) analyzed and concisely summarized the results from the survey and the round table discussions. Research priorities related to water management identified by stakeholders revolved around six themes: (1) recycled water infrastructure and management; (2) contaminants; (3) plant health and water quality; (4) water treatment technologies; (5) competing and complementary water uses; (6) societal perception of agricultural water use.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/11/2338irrigation return flowrecyclerunoffsurveyround table discussionfieldcontainerwater qualitywater quantitybarriers to adoptionreclaimed water |
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Sarah A. White James S. Owen John C. Majsztrik Lorence R. Oki Paul R. Fisher Charles R. Hall John D. Lea-Cox R. Thomas Fernandez Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA Water irrigation return flow recycle runoff survey round table discussion field container water quality water quantity barriers to adoption reclaimed water |
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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA |
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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA |
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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA |
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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA |
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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA |
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Nursery, floriculture, and propagation production accounted for 79% ($13.3 Billion) of 2017 ornamental specialty crop production in the United States. Access to high quality water sources is increasingly limited for irrigating these economically significant crops. Given the production, environmental, and economic issues associated with the use of water—including recycled, reclaimed, surface, and ground water—it is critical to develop sustainable runoff, containment, and remediation technologies, and to identify alternative sources of water. To better understand current practices and future water-related needs as perceived by grower stakeholders, an online survey was distributed nationally and five in-depth round table discussion sessions were conducted at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Gulf States Horticultural Expo, California Grown Show, AmericanHort’s Cultivate, and the Farwest Show with a total of 36 individual industry participants. A team of research and extension specialists facilitated by a Specialty Crops Research Initiative Planning Grant (NIFA Project # 2011-51181-30633) analyzed and concisely summarized the results from the survey and the round table discussions. Research priorities related to water management identified by stakeholders revolved around six themes: (1) recycled water infrastructure and management; (2) contaminants; (3) plant health and water quality; (4) water treatment technologies; (5) competing and complementary water uses; (6) societal perception of agricultural water use. |
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irrigation return flow recycle runoff survey round table discussion field container water quality water quantity barriers to adoption reclaimed water |
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